Historiador
Josephus
37 - 100
Josephus
Flávio Josefo, ou apenas Josefo (em latim: Flavius Josephus; 37 ou 38 — ca. 100), também conhecido pelo seu nome hebraico Yosef ben Mattityahu (יוסף בן מתתיהו, "José, filho de Matias" [Matias é variante de Mateus]) e, após se tornar um cidadão romano, como Tito Flávio Josefo (latim: Titus Flavius Josephus), foi um historiador e apologista judaico-romano, descendente de uma linhagem de importantes sacerdotes e reis, que registrou in loco a destruição de Jerusalém, em 70 d.C., pelas tropas do imperador romano Vespasiano, comandadas por seu filho Tito, futuro imperador. As obras de Josefo fornecem um importante panorama do judaísmo no século I. Suas duas obras mais importantes são A Guerra dos Judeus (c. 75) e Antiguidades Judaicas (c. Leia mais na Wikipédia
His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Josephus is the 8th most popular historiador (down from 2nd in 2024), the 25th most popular biography from Israel (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Historiador.
Josephus is most famous for being a Jewish historian and writer. He is best known for writing the Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion.
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Among Historiadors
Among historiadors, Josephus ranks 8 out of 561. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, and Livy. After him are Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, Suetonius, Thomas Kuhn, and Hecataeus of Miletus.
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Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 37, Josephus ranks 2. Before him is Nero. Among people deceased in 100, Josephus ranks 9. Before him are Saint Anne, John the Apostle, Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, and Bartholomew the Apostle. After him are Salome, Anna the Prophetess, John the Evangelist, Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, and Simon of Cyrene.
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Others Deceased in 100
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Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 3
John the Apostle
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6 - 100
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 4
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 6
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 7
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 9
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 10
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 11
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 12
Longinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 13
Herod Agrippa II
POLITICIAN
28 - 100
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 14
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 15
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Josephus ranks 25 out of 466. Before him are Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Thomas the Apostle (1), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Saul (-1079), Jude the Apostle (15), and Ezekiel (-621). After him are Simon the Zealot (1), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), and Salome (14).
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Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 19
Thomas the Apostle
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1 - 72
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 20
Bartholomew the Apostle
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100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 21
Saul
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1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 22
Jude the Apostle
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15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
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621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 24
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 25
Simon the Zealot
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1 - 107
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 26
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 27
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 28
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 29
Amalric of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 30
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 31
Among Historiadors In Israel
Among historiadors born in Israel, Josephus ranks 1. After him are Procopius (500), William of Tyre (1130), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), Tom Segev (1945), and Benny Morris (1948).
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 1
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 2
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 3
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 4
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 - 240
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5
Tom Segev
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 6
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 7
